ICPC tracks projects worth N530m in Jigawa

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has launched an investigation into government projects worth over N530 million in Jigawa State. Farouq Umar, the leader of the ICPC tracking team, announced this during a press briefing in Dutse, the state capital. The main goal of the exercise is to ensure that these projects are carried out correctly and efficiently, making the best use of taxpayers' money.

Umar explained that this is part of phase 8B of the ICPC's project tracking initiative, which focuses on evaluating the status of various projects to ensure that public resources are being used wisely to deliver quality infrastructure and services to the citizens. The projects being examined include essential infrastructure like boreholes and solar-powered street lights, as well as social intervention programs.

Umar appealed to various stakeholders, including community members, traditional leaders, religious figures, and civil society organizations, to assist in this anti-corruption drive. He urged them to share any information that could reveal wrongdoing or substandard execution of these projects in their respective areas. He also called on residents to take responsibility for the upkeep of completed government infrastructure, emphasizing that the citizens now have the duty to protect these amenities from damage.